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If DET could clear out some salary and forward deadweight, they’d have a place for him.

I don’t think they’re gonna’ though. Even though a top line of Z-Pav-Mule and 2nd line of Grabo-Weiss-Alfredsson (wake your pick of Weiss and Grabo who plays C) would pretty much “wreck shop” as the kids say nowadays. Or swap Mule and Grabo between the two lines.

I am fascinated by him not being in a hurry though. Is he waiting to see how more dominoes fall first? I don’t see it be advantageous to him to wait, in terms of maximizing his salary…

Love these buyouts. “4 years remaining on a 5 year contract”, “7 years remaining on a 9 year contract”, etc.

Glad the GMs are able to keep the long term in perspective and evaluate a player’s worth so well and be disciplined.

Posted by
RWBill
from lead guitarist for The Pompous Dicks. on 07/08/13 at 05:09 PM ET

i agree completely (and was typing the same thing as your post, but you beat me to it). i really want the wings to sign grabovski! yes, i know they have little cap room, and a gluttony of forwards, but grabovski could flourish with detroit. as primis noted, he could switch between lines as a scoring winger. he could be a replacement for alfredsson, if/when alfredsson moves on after this season (stanley cup or not). he could also serve as a contingency plan at 2nd/3rd line center, if darren helm can’t make a full recovery, or has another issue with his back. grabovski doesn’t get us any bigger, but he is feisty, skates well, and can score (all things the wings need). if datsyuk is really his hero, maybe there’s a way to get a deal done (3 years x 4 millions?) that works for everyone. in the meantime, the wings can make room for him on their roster by waiving and/or buying out samuelsson and tootoo. they can trade for edler (or someone like him) and ship quincey, eaves (if necessary), emmerton, and oullett. and there you go, we have space, money, and a role for grabovski. i know grabovski isn’t exactly a model citizen/teammate, but i don’t think he’d be any sort of problem/distraction on the wings. my gut tells me babcock and holland are likely to nix this whole idea, but here’s to hoping.